PROD230-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Product Properties and Processing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the physical elements relevant to processing of formulations. Students will learn systematic procedures, including drawing and labelling flowchart, for calculating the materials and energy required and key compositions during production. They will be able to use solubility behaviours and phase diagrams to determine the composition of the different parts of formulated products, such as oil and water phases in emulsions.

Prerequisites

CHEM111 and any 15 points at 100 level from MATH or EMTH.

Restrictions

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 17:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 441
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 456
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 260
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Friday 15:00 - 16:00 West 214
23 Feb - 29 Mar
4 May - 24 May
01-P2 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Len Lye 201 Computer Lab 2
20 Apr - 3 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 1 20%
Assignment 2 10%
Tutorial Attendance and Participation 10%
Final Exam 40%
Test 1 10%
Test 2 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Felder, Richard M. , Rousseau, Ronald W; Elementary principles of chemical processes ; 3rd ed., 2005 ed. with integrated media and study tools; Wiley, 2005.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,190.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Product Design on the departments and faculties page .

All PROD230 Occurrences

  • PROD230-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026